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So, I am saving up for a new Mac. This Mac will become my future workhorse - (I'll build a dedicated PC just for "gaming purpose" later - my XBox 360 serves me well currently) . My goal is to get an iMac 20'' but I don't really need the "additional monitor" because I already got two 21" screens...

Three days ago, I stored my ibook in my bag, but I forget to take it out. (normally it is sitting on desk recharging) The ibook itself was in sleep mode (by simply closing the lid). The battery indicator was 1/2 full. Today I tried to continue working with it. Opened the lid, but the ibook...

Tuesday next week my new Cinema Display 20'' will arrive. But there are still some question which are left unanswered. Searching through the forums and the 'net yielded no results. What happens if the monitor receives a signal with non supported resolution (a signal which isn't 1680 x 1050...

Currently I use a mac mini and the DVI - VGA adaptor which is connected to a iiyama 19'' CRT monitor. Something I noticed is, that the Mac mini's output is dim and a bit blurry compared to my other machines. So far I tested my ibooks's external VGA output (same resolution > 1280x1024 @...

I use the shared IP adress setting in Virtual PC in order to access the Internet. ("virtual switch" option is broken in Tiger) (still need VP for some P2P clients and software which is only available for the Windows platform) While running virtual PC I tried to set the ports in the Sharing...

IMHO updated games are currently my favourite - hmm nostalgica coupled with current gen effects. The release of Quake and /insert game engine here/ caused a fresh wind in the "homebrew scene." We all like our games fresh and flashy and this applies to older games too. One thing I...

Today I woke my mac mini from sleep and noticed a new icon inside the system preference panel in the category "others". Its called "deja vu" and it apears to contain certain functions like making backups of certain folders/files etc within a certain time interval. The strange thing is: I...

Jdoom is the best looking opengl based engine which let you play the old Doom based games. The author bought himself a Powerbook and his engine to Mac OSX. Its still beta, but works fine and runs fast. Colored lightening + coronas + particle effects really bring new life to the old titles...

One week ago I got my mac mini, which came with Nanosaur 2 (great game BTW). My only problem is, that I am unable to change the color deph to 32bit and the resolution beyond 1024x768 (85Hz). I already ugrated to 512MB RAM but the graphic options are still greyed out. Granted, the build in GPU...

I appologize for bothering you with trivial questions... Ok, at the Macworld San Francisco 2005, Steve Jobs showed new features of Tiger's (OSX 10.4) mail app. In this demonstration one e-mail message had a picture of a "tiger dashing through the snow" attached. I would love to use a high...

Today I bought a Bluetooth dongle (Trust BT180 Class 1 USB Bluetooth Adaptor). Connecting and "pairing" devices works fine, I am able to receive and send files, isync works fine with my t610. The only problem I have is that syncing my Palm Tungsten T5 over Bluetooth doesn't work. I didn't...

Today I rearragended my room and I had to reposition my airport base station. I unplugged it (Ethernet, power) but after plugged it back but it just keeps cycling through the strange light patterns: 3 orange, 1 red, 1 orange, 3 orange, 1 green (for 1 sec), then it repeats the process. Is it...

For me, Keynote is my favourite Presentation program. Being a fan of Apple hard- and software isn't the only reason, but with the release of Keynote I finally found another presentation application which is easy to use, and which enables me to create wonderful presentations with just a few mouse...

Currently I've saved $ 600 and thought about buying a used G4 (sawtooth?) at the local apple reseller. The powermac's internal HD was replaced with a 40GB one (7200RPM) and it also comes with 256MB RAM preinstalled. The installed stock ATI 128 Rage graphic card is the only disadvantage. I...

Today I got my iLife package. Unfortunally the only option I have is to install idvd and garageband to an external volume (Lacie FW Pocket drive), One reason is, that not much space left on my ibook's HD (20GB > around 6GB free) and I don't want to clutter the remaining space with programs I...

Recently I purchased the mac version of Baldurs Gate 2. I know my ibook G3 700Mhz isn't excactly a "performace beast" in the gaming category, so I thought it shouldn't have any problems with a infinity engine based 2D game. But unfortunally the opposite is true. Baldurs Gate 2 OSX is sluggish...

Recently I purchased a (new) graphite Airport base station. (which has been "lurking" in the shop for months/years and after a radical price drop I had to get it) The said airport station is working really well with no problems so far and is really easy to configure. Software Update offered a...

Ok, I finished to restore my system to its former functionality. (Installing my applications, customize the system etc.) But after looking at the HDs 'get info' I saw that I only have around 4GB of free HD space left. Yikes! On Jaguar I had around 10GB left and I didn't installed more on my...

Currently, I am working for an apple reseller. In around 3 weeks "3D - animation days" a exhibition in Germany will take place. My task is to create a small animation which will be played on some of the demo machines (G5, imacs etc.) there. I've already finished the scene, but one...

To be honest I had the bad habit to copy the music files with itunes on the ipod and deleting the 'originals' of the HD so they don't waste any space. Tomorrow I am going to buy the 'new' 3rd generation 15GB ipod. But I need a way to backup the playlists and the music files. I know the...